Voices Of Iraq (2006)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:9
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $30,634
Synopsis: The people of Iraq tell their amazing stories in this fascinating and important documentary, which gives Iraqi men and women the chance to describe in their own words their years under Saddam... [More]
Reviews for Voices Of Iraq
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the resulting footage remains fascinating and refreshing in light of the usual media coverage that we are fed through our televisions Full Review |
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As a true or accurate portrait of the real Iraq ... pic pales in comparison to various in-depth U.S. and European reports, and to Bahman Ghobadi's brilliant new drama on wartime Kurdish refugees, Turtles Can Fly. Full Review |
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We don't get to stay with anyone long enough to feel the full power of their story, but a mosaic portrait of a diverse nation emerges. Full Review |
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Despite a good amount of balance allowing for the expression of some anti-American sentiment, Voices of Iraq comes down squarely on the side supporting the war in Iraq. Full Review |
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4/4 |
It's an approach that even the war's harshest critics should find interesting. Full Review |
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It's impossible to say if what the makers of this 'experimental documentary' have assembled is a representative sample of these home movies, but on balance it's vastly more flattering to the Bush administration than Fahrenheit 9/11 and its ilk. Full Review |
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The lack of more than a handful of Iraqis decrying their personal losses and the chaos that has ensued makes it hard to trust the sincerity of the filmmakers. Full Review |
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Maybe my skepticism comes with the timing -- the movie arrives just days before the presidential election. Full Review |
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The goal of this documentary is to show what life is like for the everyday people of Iraq... and the result may surprise you. Full Review |
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4/5 |
By turns heartbreaking, amusing and disturbing, the film features people from different regions, economic classes and religions, recounting stories that are sometimes bleak, sometimes encouraging, but always compelling. Full Review |
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If Voices of Iraq cannot claim to represent the political 'truth' about the war, it certainly provides an unprecedented glimpse into the texture of daily life there. Full Review |
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The movie conveys a sense of what it would be like to live in a place where bombs could drop next door. Full Review |
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An extraordinary, up-to-the-minute tapestry that ranges all over this country of 25 million people and carries the force of revelation. Full Review |
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A thought-provoking way to tell part of the present-day story of this war-torn country. Full Review |
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Any film that credits itself as 'filmed and directed by the people of Iraq' deserves to be regarded with skepticism. Full Review |
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